'Til Death Do Us Part

'Til Death Do Us Part

by Amanda Quick
'Til Death Do Us Part

'Til Death Do Us Part

by Amanda Quick

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Overview

The author of the New York Times bestseller The Girl Who Knew Too Much returns to Victorian London in a novel of deadly obsession...
 
Calista Langley operates an exclusive “introduction” agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning—a black mirror, a funeral wreath, a ring set with black jet stone. Each is engraved with her initials.
 
Desperate for help and fearing that the police will be of no assistance, Calista turns to Trent Hastings, a reclusive author of popular crime novels. Believing that Calista may be taking advantage of his lonely sister, who has become one of her clients, Trent doesn’t trust her. Scarred by his past, he’s learned to keep his emotions at bay, even as an instant attraction threatens his resolve.
 
But as Trent and Calista comb through files of rejected clients in hopes of identifying her tormentor, it becomes clear that the danger may be coming from Calista’s own secret past—and that only her death will satisfy the stalker...

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780698193611
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/19/2016
Sold by: Penguin Group
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 71,550
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

About The Author
Amanda Quick is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She writes historical romance novels under the Quick name, contemporary romantic suspense novels under the Krentz name, and futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym Jayne Castle. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in print.

Reading Group Guide

1. The plot of ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART hinges on family secrets.  What is it about these kinds of secrets that is so compelling? What makes them different from other types of secrets?
 
2. How do the various family secrets in the story affect the dynamic between the hero and heroine?
 
3. The hero and heroine of the story each assumed responsibility for raising their younger siblings.  How has that affected their own lives?
 
4. To a modern reader, Victorians seem to have been obsessed with the customs and rituals surrounding death and funerals.  How does the author use that theme to develop the element of suspense in the story?
 
5. How does our view of death today differ from the Victorian view?
 
6. The story is set in the late 19th century, long before sophisticated forensic techniques were available to solve crimes. This forces the characters to fall back on intuition, logic, and physical clues to figure out motivation. Why does this strategy for crime solving still appeal to us?
 
7. The issue of trust is a strong thread in the story—how does the author use it to build various character relationships?
 
8. What makes obsession so frightening?
 
9. Calista is an unusually independent woman for her time. Why do you think she, in particular, was able to overcome expectations and start her own business?
 
10. How is Calista’s matchmaking agency similar, and different, from modern methods of matchmaking? How has technology changed the way we meet our significant others?
 
11. Trent and Calista are certainly a bit of an odd couple. What do you think makes them well-suited? What do you think are some of the most important things that make a couple compatible?
 
12. ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART ends with a twist. Did you see it coming? Why or why not? How did you think it was going to end?

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